Chapter 36: Three days
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A familiar comfy bed where Arion was getting his respite, he would never forget the soft texture of the bedsheets where he pushed down Adriel on top of a bed in her own personal chamber.
Still, another familiar feeling he experienced the moment he was reincarnated, aside from his missing right hand, he can certainly feel the warm hands that are placed above on his chest.
Upon opening his eyes, he was greeted by Yuna who was sleeping soundly beside him while hugging his Mechanical left arm. And on the other side is Lilith, a tad of tears drifts on her cheeks; she must have been lonely.
Now that Arion remembers, he lost both his arms but thanks to the Mechanical Exoskeleton's miraculous regenerative capabilities, it mustered up enough power to reanimate his left limb made out of various alloys. He was also glad not both his eyes were taken down, or else he won't be able to appreciate the magical world he will have to overcome no matter what the cost is.
"Ugh... this feels weird." Arion tried moving his mechanical left arm. His mind almost blew up thinking how can he send the command from his head so his limb could move.
When he tried to utilize his arm to wipe his face and fix his uncombed hair, he kind of messed up and the direction changed sidewards. Arion ended up grabbing Yuna's left bosom and even pinches it twice.
"Whoa, what kind of sorcery is this? It can also send haptic senses inside my head? I can exactly tell its size..." Arion halted probing Yuna when she noticed her reddened face. He pulled back his arm aiming to apologize.
"It's not like I dislike when you do that to me... you also tend to touch my breast when we sleep together," Yuna confessed which boggled Arion's composure.
"No, I mean I apologize for doing that even though I have permission in the past, and I will never forget the love I shared with you, but my instinct is telling me to get away from you for some reason." Arion landed his arm on the right side so he can get out of the bed although another problem arises upon touching Lilith's flat chest instead.
"I... you can also touch mine!" Lilith suddenly asserted, forcing him to touch her board chest upon hearing their conversation.
"How dare you...?" Yuna was jealous and pulled him closer not letting go of her embrace.
"Wait, this is not–" Arion couldn't escape from their clutches.
Adding up to the pile of misunderstanding, Adriel opened the door and came inside carrying a tray of a tea set, and what she witnessed has almost made her drop what she was holding.
Both Lilith and Yuna are hugging him without letting go. It turns out Sarra and Marget came in to see what of became of him and also to check his condition.
"No... ugh, It's hard to explain but I can clear this mess–" Arion's ready to defend himself except he was unable to say anything when Marget herself pulled him giving him the warmest hug he could possibly get.
"I... apologize... I'm just glad you conquered the fate that many of my chosen fell onto... I'm glad... really..." Arion couldn't see her mouth moving, yet the trembling voice inside his head resembles telepathy. It was the voice of the lady who was worried she will lose another chosen.
Although from the outside, Marget looked as if she only did it to show care since her expression is blank. However, what Arion certainly saw is the image of a wailing Goddess that cannot control the guidance of her light.
"I'm... going to change the perception I have from now. I apologize for making you all worry, especially Lilith, I made you experience the horror you once escape onto." Arion's bow is a perfect right angle.
The burden he carried the instant he got reincarnated was heavier than he anticipated. When he encountered the mythical beast, he learned the true power of being able to use magic and so does the weakness without it. It's as if he went in a gunfight carrying nothing, that's the best analogy he could conceive.
"Arion..." Yuna approached him but he eluded.
"3 days..." Arion muttered. "Give me at least 3 days to work in your workshop, Adriel. I don't want to become so powerless in times of need... Sure, I may sound dramatic, so bear with me, for I would never change." He exposed a genuine smile he rarely shows.
Lilith, Adriel, and Yuna's cheeks turned red. They couldn't utter a word or two and just watched him go out of the room.
"And also Sarra, thanks for taking care of things while we are gone. I appreciated your efforts." Arion somehow controlled his mechanical left arm and gave a pat on Sarra's head.
"It's honestly my duty..." Her fidgeting is conspicuous.
It was the last time they heard Arion's voice. From that moment, he locked himself inside Adriel's workshop without getting out, eating, or whatsoever.
Although Yuna more than anyone what he is up to. She's aware Arion has entered into his Seclusion Mode, it is the state where he will close all ties to anyone and locked himself up in a chamber without intaking anything to fill his hunger.
He always does this in his laboratory during the past when he had a new invention he should finish in the given amount of time. During this time, no one will be able to reach out to him no matter what they do.
Still, what the mythical beast told him echoed in his head like a broken recording. The fact he reincarnated without magic was tough for him. He can see just how far the discrepancy of someone who holds dominion over the control of elemental spells and his weak self.
That's why during the 3 days he spent inside Adriel's underground workshop, he already managed to create 3 inventions that he will utilize to counter his zero aptitudes in magic.
The third day has finally arrived, Adriel, Lilith, and Yuna were eagerly waiting for Arion to ascend out of the workshop, Sarra and Marget were patiently waiting to see what he created in that span of time.
Clanking metals and the reverberating sound of his Mechanical Exoskeleton echoed throughout the house, and so steam escape from the workshop, Arion has finally emerged from his Seclusion Mode.
"If I can't use a single magic spell... might as well create my version, isn't it?"
[ Automated Right Arm - Acquired ]
[ Bounded Chain - Acquired ]
[ Elemental Crossbow - Acquired ]
[ Leveled up to 5 ]
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